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Monday, May 8, 2017

Galaxy Quest

2014’s geektastic ‘Guardians of
the Galaxy’ (reviewed here: GotG) is an excessively fun and humorous
galaxy-spanning romp in the MCU and a bona fide smash hit which exceeded all
expectations at the worldwide box office, so it comes as little surprise that
the follow-up would garner inflated expectations.With such a tough act to follow, can
writer/director James Gunn and company deliver and satisfy the legions of comic
book fans renowned for their hard-to-pleaseness?Inquiring minds want to know.

‘Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume
2’ continues the wild and wacky misadventures of our unlikely band of privateers-for-hire
comprised of Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket
Raccoon and a pint-sized “I am” Groot, who can’t seem to shake trouble wherever
they go.After narrowly escaping the
wrath of a gold-painted former employer, the motley crew of misfits are called
upon to save the galaxy yet again, this time from none other than (spoiler
ahead) Peter’s long-lost father Ego (Kurt Russell), who’s a god-like sentient
living planet of all things.

Like the original, GotG2 is a
candy-coated rollicking rollercoaster ride of a movie, but this time with family
dysfunction at its core.Not only did Star-Lord
have a misty reunion with the dad he never knew, green-skinned Gamora was also reunited
with her sister Nebula, who wanted to kill her because she blamed Gamora for
what their cruel dad Thanos did to her by being “too good” in their sibling
rivalries.But the real hero in the
movie is the rough-around-the-edges Ravager leader with the blue skin and red
Mohawk, Yondu (Michael Rooker), who showed us in the end what being a true father
is all about.